Great to see a male protagonist who appreciates competence in a woman!Įmm is wonderfully cool, calm and collected I love that she takes time to think through Cal’s proposal before accepting it as the best option for her. I also enjoyed his awe and respect for our heroine, Emmaline, when he saw how easily she swayed his sisters and directed the girls under her tutelage.

I found him a little frustrating at the start when he was spectacularly USELESS at dealing with his estranged sisters (you can’t snap orders at family, yo!) but then it grew endearing just how hopeless he was in the face of their sulking and defiance. Our hero, Cal, starts off being rather aloof and arrogant – being raised in privilege and then rising in the ranks of the army, you can see why he’d be high-handed and commanding.

I’ve read a TON of regency romances in my time, and it’s exhausting sorting the wheat from the chaff – there are some gems in the genre, but you need to kiss a lot of frogs to find your prince, if you’ll allow me to mix several metaphors! However, Anne Gracie consistently entertains and delights me, and I highly recommend you pick up this book and then peruse her previous publications if you’re in the mood for a lovely heartwarming romance. I adore Anne Gracie’s romances and had high expectations for this one – thankfully, it did not disappoint! I can’t believe I’m giving so many 5-star reviews lately, but I’m on a winning streak so far. As pride, duty and passion clash, will these two stubborn hearts find more than they ever dreamed of? But strong-minded and independent Emm is neither as compliant nor as proper as he expected, and Cal finds himself most inconveniently seduced by his convenient wife.Įmm knows they didn’t marry for love, yet beneath her husband’s austere facade, she catches glimpses of a man who takes her breath away. When he discovers that Miss Emmaline Westwood, the girls’ former teacher, guides them with ease, Cal offers her a marriage of convenience. Cal can command the toughest of men, but his wild half-sisters are quite another matter. Major Calbourne Rutherford returns to England on the trail of an assassin, only to find he’s become Lord Ashendon, with the responsibility for vast estates and dependent relatives.

Genre: Romance (Historical/Regency Romance)įrom the award-winning author of The Summer Bride comes the first in a charming new historical romance series where marriages of convenience turn into true love matches.

Marry in Haste by Anne Gracie